Leonard Pitts

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Leonard Pitts

Summary

Leonard Pitts is a human[1]. Born in United States[2], he… he was born on +1957-10-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a novelist[4] and journalist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Leonard Pitts was born in United States[2].
  • Leonard Pitts's place of birth was Orange County[7].
  • Leonard Pitts was born on +1957-10-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leonard Pitts held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Leonard Pitts worked as a novelist[4].
  • Leonard Pitts's professions included journalist[5].
  • Leonard Pitts's education included a stint at University of Southern California[9].
  • Leonard Pitts was educated at John C. Fremont High School[10].
  • Leonard Pitts received the Journalist of the Year[11].
  • Leonard Pitts received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary[12].
  • Leonard Pitts received the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award[13].
  • Leonard Pitts's image is recorded as Leonard Pitts 2011.jpg[14].
  • Leonard Pitts is recorded as male[15].
  • Leonard Pitts's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Leonard Pitts's ISNI is recorded as 0000000029870350[17].
  • Leonard Pitts's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 75431031[18].
  • Leonard Pitts's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88633441[19].
  • Leonard Pitts's Commons category is recorded as Leonard Pitts[20].
  • Leonard Pitts's residence is recorded as Bowie[21].
  • Leonard Pitts's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08w0w2[22].
  • Leonard Pitts's family name is recorded as Pitts[23].
  • Leonard Pitts's given name is recorded as Leonard[24].
  • Leonard Pitts's official website is recorded as https://leonardpittsjr.com/[25].
  • Leonard Pitts's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 134428943[26].
  • Leonard Pitts's described by source is recorded as Contemporary Black Biography[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include United States[2], a sovereign state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1776[30] and Orange County[7], a county of California[31], in United States[32]. Leonard Pitts was born on +1957-10-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Southern California[9], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1880[35], headquartered in Los Angeles[36] and John C. Fremont High School[10], a high school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1924[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4] and journalist[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Journalist of the Year[11]; Pulitzer Prize for Commentary[12], a class of award[40]; and Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award[13], an award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1952[43].

Why It Matters

Leonard Pitts ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Leonard Pitts born?

Leonard Pitts was born in United States[2].

What did Leonard Pitts do for work?

Leonard Pitts worked as novelist[4] and journalist[5].

Where did Leonard Pitts go to school?

Leonard Pitts was educated at University of Southern California[9] and John C. Fremont High School[10].

What awards did Leonard Pitts receive?

Honors received include Journalist of the Year[11], Pulitzer Prize for Commentary[12], and Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . nabjonline.org. nabjonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . goldfarbcenter.colby.edu. goldfarbcenter.colby.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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